Elisabeth LaMotte
Therapists are always asking about the intricacies of marriage, and so we learn a lot about our clients’ personal lives. But what actually happens within the dome of an intimate married life is ultimately private. Tayari Jones’s beautiful novel, An American Marriage, offers a layered exploration of the inner emotional lives of a married couple,…
Read MoreAny conversation about Ariana Grande should acknowledge that she demonstrates exceptional fortitude. She survived the tragic suicide bombing killing twenty-two of her concert goers in May, 2017 and she continues to perform. She is brave in the face of trauma and has faced extreme adversity in the past 18 months. Grief is an intensely personal…
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Torn Natalie Imbruglia I thought I saw a man brought to life He was warm, he came around like he was dignified He showed me what it was to cry Well you couldn’t be that man I adored You don’t seem to know, don’t seem to care What your heart is for No, I don’t…
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Rachel Chu, a game theory economics professor and first generation Chinese American, is an easy heroine to admire. When Crazy Rich Asians opens, Rachel is rocking her lecture that wraps up with a slick conclusion as her boyfriend, Nick, picks her up for dinner. At the chic restaurant, Rachel and Nick lean toward each other…
Read MoreThis question is inspired by a media request from HuffPo Relationships. For the full story click here. We all have such busy lives and the holidays are a time when we can feel pulled in so many different directions that distract from the underlying meaning of the season. Sometimes it helps to consider that when…
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Research demonstrates that engaged and newly married couples that watch films together about marriage and discuss the films afterwards are able to lower the likelihood of divorce to an extent that is as effective as participating in short-term couples therapy. Most films about marriage focus on the entertaining romantic tension that builds until a couple…
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Just Hold On Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson Wish that you could build a time machine So you could see The things no one can see Feels like you’re standing on the edge Looking at the stars And wishing you were them What do you do when a chapter ends? Do you close the book…
Read MoreWhen Huffington Post Relationships reached out to ask what small habits actually make a big difference in romantic relationships, Spencer Northey LMFT and Elisabeth LaMotte LICSW both chimed in with ideas. Spencer: Lingering Kisses “Make and effort to lengthen your hello and goodbye kisses to last for at least 6 seconds. Relationship guru John Gottman…
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Hormones fluctuate throughout a woman’s pregnancy, and the immediate aftermath of delivery leads many mothers on the hormone-infused emotional roller coaster commonly known as post-partum depression. Having a baby is so uncivilized and consuming that many mothers do not realize that they are experiencing a delivery-induced depressive episode until it either subsides or reaches a…
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Genie in a Bottle Christina Aguilera I feel like I’ve been locked up tight For a century of lonely nights Waiting for someone to release me You’re lickin’ your lips And blowing kisses my way But that don’t mean I’m gonna give it away Baby, baby, baby (Baby baby baby) Ooh, my body’s sayin’ let’s…
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